(JAN. 23, 2018 – HOUSTON) – Transwestern Investment Group (TIG®) today announces Blake Williams has joined the firm as Managing Director – Healthcare Properties. In this role, he will lead the efforts of TIG and Transwestern Development Company (TDC®) to acquire and develop healthcare properties across the U.S., with a focus on integrating the firm’s investment and development platforms for comprehensive execution strategies.

“Blake’s extensive investment background gives him valuable insight on market trends and equips him to identify opportunities that capitalize on Transwestern’s industry-leading healthcare services, including leasing, property management, investment and development,” said Charles Hazen, President of TIG. “By taking a comprehensive view of this burgeoning real estate sector, we can bring superior healthcare investment opportunities to our clients.”

Williams spent 15 years at Hines Interests LP, where he most recently served as Managing Director – Investment Management and was responsible for closing transactions exceeding 17.2 million square feet valued at $4 billion. After leaving Hines, he formed MedSite Partners LLC, a real estate investment partnership to source and capitalize medical office building acquisition and development opportunities.

Williams earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Texas Christian University and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. Additionally, he completed the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for Real Estate Professional Development Program for advanced real estate finance and real estate market evaluation. He serves as a foundation board member for Memorial Hermann Hospital System.

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Transwestern Investment Group (TIG®) is an investment adviser serving a broad range of investors through a diversified array of discretionary and non-discretionary investment vehicles. Our client-focused, relationship-driven approach ensures our priorities are our clients' investment objectives. With $4.4 billion of assets under management, trust, integrity and transparency are the cornerstones of our business. TIG provides tactical investment management with an integrated operating platform through the Transwestern family of companies, which includes a diversified real estate services firm with 35 U.S. offices and a development company. For more information, visit transwesterninvest.com.

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